{"id":17154,"date":"2017-11-01T10:34:05","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T01:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=17154"},"modified":"2018-03-20T10:03:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T01:03:20","slug":"autumn-leaves-around-matsumoto-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/nature\/autumn-leaves-around-matsumoto-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Leaves around Matsumoto City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last time I wrote about the fall leaves at Matsumoto Castle, but there are plenty of other places you can enjoy autumn around the city right now! Some of the best spots to go are shrines and temples, where you&#8217;re almost guaranteed to find trees that turn brilliant colors in the fall, not to mention the beauty of the autumn leaves in combination with traditional Japanese architecture. Two recommended spots are Yohashira Shrine (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/maps\/place\/Yohashira+Shrine\/@36.2315544,137.9725891,16z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x2f476c2563083ce8!8m2!3d36.2349827!4d137.9704325?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>) on the way to the castle\/along Nawate street and Fukashi Shrine (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/maps\/place\/Fukashi+Shrine\/@36.2315544,137.9725891,16z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x601d0eecd85bc60d:0xfae17f30a5e49a4b!8m2!3d36.2299211!4d137.9738912?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>) near <a href=\"\/contents03+index.id+2.htm\">the Matsumoto Museum of Art<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17156\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/37962440151_c69b5f1c62_z-590x394.jpg?resize=590%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The torii gate of Fukashi Shrine\" width=\"590\" height=\"394\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17156\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The torii gate of Fukashi Shrine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17155\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/24111422528_34f55fbf61_z-590x394.jpg?resize=590%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukashi Shrine\" width=\"590\" height=\"394\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17155\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fukashi Shrine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17157\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/24111421698_0b5b027e3f_z-590x394.jpg?resize=590%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Walking into Yohashira Shrine\" width=\"590\" height=\"394\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17157\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walking into Yohashira Shrine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17159\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/37962439411_7328c5586c_z-590x394.jpg?resize=590%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Trees at Yohashira Shrine\" width=\"590\" height=\"394\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17159\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trees at Yohashira Shrine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17158\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/24111422028_f3976a2211_z-590x394.jpg?resize=590%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The main building of Yohashira Shrine behind the trees\" width=\"590\" height=\"394\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17158\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The main building of Yohashira Shrine behind the trees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another great spot is <a href=\"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/contents03+index.id+29.htm\">Agatanomori Park<\/a>, where you can take a long stroll around the park grounds and sit and relax in the gazebo at the pond while enjoying the fall trees. You can even spot some cute turtles warming themselves in the pond&#8217;s rocks and catch a glimpse of the mountains of Utsukushigahara rising in the background. The park is just a 10 minute walk from the art museum. (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/maps\/place\/Agata+Forest+Park\/@36.2346353,137.977224,16z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x601d0ec172369a01:0xecea76e787803a0d!8m2!3d36.231282!4d137.9838073?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Google map<\/a>)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17162\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/38046066972_079d0cd6db_z-590x443.jpg?resize=590%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Turtles and pretty trees :)\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17162\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turtles and pretty trees \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17160\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/24224342258_fd8b9d77d4_z-590x443.jpg?resize=590%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A brilliant yellow tree by the old school\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17160\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A brilliant yellow tree by the old school<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17161\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/37367741614_302d6c9e23_z-590x443.jpg?resize=590%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gazebo at Agatanomori Park\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17161\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gazebo at Agatanomori Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Enjoy the fall colors while they last\u2014soon the scenery might just be covered in snow \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/nature\/autumn-leaves-around-matsumoto-city\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/nature\/autumn-leaves-around-matsumoto-city\/\" data-text=\"Autumn Leaves around Matsumoto City\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last time I wrote about the fall leaves at Matsumoto Castle, but there are plenty of other places you can enjoy autumn around the city right now! Some of the best spots to go are shrines and temples, where you&#8217;re almost guaranteed to find trees that turn brilliant colors in the fall, not to mention the beauty of the autumn leaves in combination with traditional Japanese architecture. Two recommended spots are Yohashira Shrine (map) on the way to the castle\/along Nawate street and Fukashi Shrine (map) near the Matsumoto Museum of Art. 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